Fresh Water Distribution

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Science
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6th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why do we need to conserve water?
It is an unlimited resource.
It is a limited resource.
There is a lot of water.
There is no need to conserve water.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS3-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This graphic shows the largest fresh and salt water sources on Earth. Which of these sources BEST completes the graphic?
snow
clouds
groundwater
swimming pools
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This pie chart displays the makeup of Earth's water. Which sentence is true about Earth's water, based on the data in the pie chart?
Over 30% of fresh water humans use comes from lakes and rivers
Humans use a much greater percentage of salt water than fresh water
Fresh water makes up 2.5% of the water on Earth so it should be conserved
Most of Earth's total water is frozen in ice glaciers, which are made of salt water
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Less than 3% of the Earth's water supply is fresh water. Only about 0.3% of this supply is surface water, found in rivers, lakes, and swamps. This pie chart shows how this small percentage of surface water is distributed. Based on the data shown, which statement is true?
The majority of Earth's rivers and swamps are found in North America and Africa
The North American Great Lakes is Earth's third-largest fresh surface water source
The North American Great Lakes and Lake Baikal hold 50% of Earth's fresh surface water
The amount of fresh surface water in swamps and rivers is equal to that of Lake Baikal
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Fresh water is water that is not salty. The graph below shows three ways fresh water is found on Earth: as ice, as groundwater, and as water above ground.
Asia
Africa
Australia
Antarctica
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The chart shows the distribution of fresh water on Earth. Most of the fresh water on Earth is
highly polluted
in the frozen state
used for agriculture
purified for drinking
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Approximately 30% of the Earth’s freshwater is stored in –
lakes
streams
groundwater
living things
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
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